Type 1 diabetics are more likely to have bone fractures

Type 1 diabetics are more likely to have bone fractures

A patient carrying a drug for the treatment of diabetes (archive – AB)

Madrid: Middle East Online

A large study suggests that type 1 diabetics are more likely to be fractured when their blood sugar levels are so high.
The researchers examined data from more than 47,000 people with diabetes, including 3,329 patients with type 1 diabetes, the least common type of diabetes, usually in childhood or early adolescence , when the pancreas does not secrete insulin.
The other participants in the study were people with type 2 diabetes linked to obesity and aging, and this occurs when the body can not use or excrete enough insulin to convert blood sugar in energy.
The risk of bone fracture was higher in type 1 patients when their mean blood glucose was significantly higher.
"It is important for type 1 diabetics to properly control their blood sugar for all sorts of reasons, and avoid fractures," said researcher Francesque Formega of the University of Barcelona.
"People who have high sugar levels should understand that it hurts their health and their bones, and may increase the risk of fractures, so they must change their treatment based on the doctor's recommendations."
"Diabetes has long been badociated with an increased risk of fractures, but the results of research on the role of hyperglycemia in this regard have varied," wrote Christian Meyer of the University Hospital Basel in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Certain complications of diabetes can increase the risk of falls and fractures, including cognitive disorders, nerve damage limiting the sensation of the foot, as well as dysfunctions of the retina, making it difficult for the patient to see the obstacles on his path likely to cause his fall.
The study showed that patients with type 1 diabetes with complications, such as retinopathy, were 29% more likely to have fractures than those who did not have them.
James Richardson, professor of physiotherapy at Michigan Medical School, who did not participate in the study, said: "The risk of falling in people who can not cope with a change in posture of the body, such as a stumble on the road or sprained ankle, increases by about 400 of the second ".

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